What do you really know about St. Patrick?
Apostle to Ireland, St. Patrick (c.389-c.461), was born in Roman England. Captured by Irish pirates when he was about 16, he was enslaved in Ireland for some six years.
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Archive : March 2017
Modernized, sustainable education funding model
Manitoba can become the most improved province in education. To get there, we need a modernized, sustainable education funding model that puts the needs of our students first and gives our teachers the necessary resources in the classroom.
Chad’s Bear — featured in newspaper front-page cartoon series
A figure commonly featured by George Shields in his Winnipeg Tribune series of Chad's Bear cartoons that ran in 1906 was Colin H. Campbell, who was the attorney-general in the Premier Rodmond Roblin provincial government.
Sláinte!
For one day a year, Manitobans of all backgrounds can attire themselves in green, eat green cookies, drink beer dyed green, shout out Sláinte (Gaelic: health) and proclaim they are “friends of the Irish.”
Rise in luxury home sales attributed to city’s new impact fee to be imposed on May 1
Buyers intending to build a luxury home in Winnipeg are rushing their plans in order to avoid paying the city's new impact fee, according to the latest monthly report released by WinnipegREALTORS®.
The pros and cons of photovoltaic panels
Solar electric power has become a hot topic in Manitoba as more efficient and cost-effective PV or photovoltaic panels hit the market.
What you get for $1 million varies by housing market
According to Royal LePage, extreme variances in recent home price appreciation across Canada have contributed to vast differences in the types of properties a prospective homeowner can expect to buy with a $1-million budget.
Chad’s Bear — pop-guzzling animal at Deer Lodge Hotel was a crowd pleaser for young and old alike
Among those witnessing the fire that destroyed the Deer Lodge on February 10, 1907, was Chad's Bear, which at the time was noted as the most famous attraction at the roadhouse founded in 1882.
Standard time vs. daylight saving
Aren't you happy that we're going to spring forward and change our clocks at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12?
It must be spring because the Parade of Homes is now underway
It's here. No, we're not talking about an early spring, although we wish we were. Rather, we're talking about the 2017 Spring Parade of Homes.